ICE- Chicago office of the Italian Trade Agency
ITA - Italian Trade Agency is a non-profit government agency that supports the business development of Italian companies abroad and promotes the attraction of foreign investment in Italy. The ITA's Chicago office is the headquarters for the Publishing Task Force (PTF), which ITA has established in support of Italian publishers who want to forge partnerships and find ways to expand their business in the USA. The PTF functions as a bridge between American and Italian companies in establishing contacts and business relations.
The PTF undertakes many initiatives to ensure the Italian presence in the American publishing market. The team works to guarantee participation at major US book fairs such as the US Book Show, Comic-Con and ACTFL, and provides assistance to American delegates at Italian book expos such as Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Piu' Libri Piu' Liberi, (Roma) and Il Salone del libro (Torino). The PTF designs and supervises advertising campaigns, carries out market analysis, including assistance to Italian companies operating in the publishing industry and manages the website italbooks.com, centered on the book rights market.
Brands: Accademia Italiana Salerno, Alma Edizioni, Babilonia - Center for Italian Language & Culture, Centro Linguistico Italiano Dante Alighieri, and Edizioni Edilingua.